Our friends with the Safe Routes to School program in Eugene have just announced the theft of an entire fleet of bikes used in their bike education classes. Program manager Shane MacRhodes says a trailer containing 40 Bike Friday bicycles and related gear totaling about $30,000 was stolen from a parking lot at Prarie Mountain School in West Eugene.
Here’s more from MacRhodes:
OK folks, it has begun. After an unnaturally long spell of dry and sunny weather, some wet and cold weather is here. This morning’s commute was probably the toughest one since the end of last winter. While I’d love to think that we all pay it no mind and continue on our merry biking ways, it does have an impact.
The bikeways are much less crowded than they were just a few weeks ago. Last week was the lowest count of trips on the Hawthorne Bridge recorded since the new counter went in back in August and Saturday’s 1,536 trips was the lowest ever recorded. But, as a photo shared by the BTA this morning shows, lots of folks are still riding!
For those of you who press on through the darkness, wetness, and the cold, what are your secrets?
Year: 2008
Brand: Trek
Model: 7.3FX
Color:Gold
Size:19
Serial: WTU179C2621C
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2012-10-22
Stolen From: 43rd/division, from my front porch – was locked up.
Neighborhood: Richmond
Owner: Sumer Gregg
OwnerEmail: sumergregg(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Reward: TBD
Description: it was pretty bare bones, luckily. Has the light hookups and water bottle holder, but lights and water bottle were inside.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T12008996
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2005
Brand: Cannondale
Model: R500
Color:Green
Size:50cm
Serial: Q001459
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2012-10-19
Stolen From: Garage behind house, SE 36th between Bybee and Knapp
Neighborhood: Eastmoreland
Owner: Cindy Bernert-Coppola
OwnerEmail: cindy_bc(at sign)comcast.net
Reward: Yes
Description: Green, black, and white Cannondale with frog pedals, 50 cm, bike computer and small bike bag on back. 503-781-1822
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-156570
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
A new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and published in the American Journal of Public Health shows that physcially separated, bicycle-specific infrastructure can lead to much lower risk of injury for people riding bicycles.
Here’s more on the study from Atlantic Cities:
As it turns out, infrastructure really matters. Your chance of injury drops by about 50 percent, relative to that major city street, when riding on a similar road with a bike lane and no parked cars. The same improvement occurs on bike paths and local streets with designated bike routes. And protected bike lanes – with actual barriers separating cyclists from traffic – really make a difference. The risk of injury drops for riders there by 90 percent.
Brand: Giant
Model: OCR3
Color:Red and silver
Serial: GR7G1717
Stolen in Eugene, OR 97403
Stolen:2012-10-18
Stolen From: Mckenzie Hall, South side
Neighborhood: U of O campus
Owner: Noah Gurevich
OwnerEmail: noahg503(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Description: It’s a red and silver Giant OCR3, with continental gator skin tires, alexrims rt125 rims front and rear, full silver plastic planet bike fenders, rear rack and Shimano pedals with spd clips on one side and platforms on the other.
Police record with: Campus PD
Brand: Giant
Model: OCR3
Color:Red and silver
Serial: GR7G1717
Stolen in Eugene, OR 97403
Stolen:2012-10-18
Stolen From: Mckenzie Hall, South side
Neighborhood: U of O campus
Owner: Noah Gurevich
OwnerEmail: noahg503(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Description: It’s a red and silver Giant OCR3, with continental gator skin tires, alexrims rt125 rims front and rear, full silver plastic planet bike fenders, rear rack and Shimano pedals with spd clips on one side and platforms on the other.
Police record with: Campus PD
Brand: Giant
Model: OCR3
Color:Red and silver
Serial: GR7G1717
Stolen in Eugene, OR 97403
Stolen:2012-10-18
Stolen From: Mckenzie Hall, South side
Neighborhood: U of O campus
Owner: Noah Gurevich
OwnerEmail: noahg503(A T)gmail.com
Description: It’s a red and silver Giant OCR3, with continental gator skin tires, alexrims rt125 rims front and rear, full silver plastic planet bike fenders, rear rack and Shimano pedals with spd clips on one side and platforms on the other.
Police record with: Campus PD
Welcome to Monday. It’s time to roundup all the noteworthy news and stories from the past week…
— A new PSA campaign in Boston is an example of when officials get over-eager on the “bike safety” idea. The Boston Public Health Commission is behind a ridiculous and scare-inducing campaign to encourage helmet use that includes billboards of men with bloodied faces and the “No Excuses, Wear a Helmet” tagline. Thankfully, the Boston Biker blog has called it out, saying the ads, “Might actually do more harm than they avoid.”
— Perhaps public health folks feel justified in their fear-mongering with studies like this one from Ontario, Canada that found, “cyclists who did not wear a helmet were three times more likely to die from brain trauma than those who wore protective headgear while riding.”
— For a PSA that might actually do some good, our friends Russ and Laura from Path Less Pedaled published their latest video: How Bicycles Can Save Small Town America.
Year: 2009
Brand: Scott
Model: Sub 20
Color:black
Size:52cm
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2012-10-21
Stolen From: Near 52nd and Woodstock in Southeast Portland.
Neighborhood: Woodstock
Owner: Brandon Clower
OwnerEmail: dbrandonclower(A T)gmail.com
Reward: $200
Description: Black Scott Sub 20 bicycle stolen from our backyard shed. Had water bottle cage mounted. Non-factory shortened handlebar with orange handles, black fenders. One gearshift lever on handlebar is cracked. One pedal had a toeclip attached, the other did not. It had a small bag mounted under the seat, and a light on the front and rear.
Also, child trailer stolen. Not sure of make, but the blue seatbelts inside were badly worn. Red, Blue, Grey.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-156594
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
Brand: Scott
Model: Sportster P55 Lady
Color:White
Serial: TY9G03659
Photo: http://1mg.me/?w=300&h=300&filename=215670.jpg&f=Photos
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2012-10-20
Stolen From: In the bike parking area in front of Bridgeport Ale House between SE 36th and 37th on Hawthorne Blvd.
Neighborhood: Hawthorne
Owner: Rebecca Langer
OwnerEmail: rlanger9888( atsign )gmail.com
Description: White ladies bike with black fenders, a black back rack, a white Lewis and Clark College Registration sticker on the slanted bar frame.
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2008
Brand: Novara
Model: Rivet
Color:Orange
Size:58cm
Serial: F707F2182
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2012-10-20
Stolen From: Right by Maui’s
Neighborhood: Nopo
Owner: Jake Sands
OwnerEmail: captainsands21100(A T)gmail.com
Reward: 6 pack of a beer of yr choice
Description: Tires are very worn
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T12008943.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike